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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1562-1665
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Ley-, Leing, ppl. a. Also: ly-, liing(e. [Cf. Leyand and e.m.E. lying, ME. (north.) leghynge (a 1340), ME. lihinde (a 1225).] Lying, mendacious.(a) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 62/10.
The leing maisteris, quha … ar to seduce the hertis of the innocent 1562-3 Ib. II. 10/13.
He dar … to cal thame papistical, that is … wickit, leing and erroneous 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 88.
Thair leing tungis, O Lord, cut out 1570 Sempill Sat. P. xxi. 83.
Lippin lytill in leing words 1584 Calderwood IV. 42.
That leing limmer 1588 King Catechism fol. 35.
Lord, delyuer my saul from leing lippes 1600-1610 Melvill 201.
Sum ar mair leing, flattering, and ambitius. then was Amaziah(b) 1581 Satirical Poems xliv. 360.
In hel to duel vith Pluto, leying knaue 1581 Cath. Tr. 95/15.
As thair leying monumentis … beris ouer gret record 1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 42.
Woe be … to leying lippes 1615 Criminal Trials III. 355.
Finding the said Robert … to be bot ane false and leying lymmer(c) 1610 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 182.
Be his liinge dispersit libels & vntreuths 1622 D. Lindesey Heavenly Chariot 67.
To imbrace his lying doctrine 1665 Irvine Deeds 14 Aug.
So that thair sall not be any lying tung found on the said Thomas pairt
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